Fried Liver Attack

Meet Ng5 with d5, then play Na5 instead of taking on d5. If the knight still lands on f7, take it and step the king to e6 after Qf3.

Strong against

6.Nxf7
6.d4

Weak against

6.Bb5+
Main line after Na5

Variations

Polerio Defense1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bc4 Nf6 4. Ng5 d5 5. exd5 Na5 6. Bb5 c6 7. dxc6 bxc6 8. Be2King WalkLockedWin Polerio Defense to unlockUlvestad VariationLockedWin King Walk to unlockFritz VariationLockedWin Ulvestad Variation to unlockLolli AttackLockedWin Fritz Variation to unlock

Opponent level

Hangs pieces. Then asks if that was theory.